Tutorial 2: Matrices
1. Find all minors and cofactors of the following matrix;
[ ]
1 −2 3
6 7 −1
−3 1 4
2. Evaluate the determinant of the following matrices by inspection;
a. , b.
c. , d.
3. Find all the vales of for which
a. b.
4. Find the determinant of the following matrices
a. , b.
c. , d.
5. A matrix and an entry of the matrix are given. State the entry's row
and column.
(a (b
) )
(d
(c)
)
6. Let
For each part of the problem, perform the matrix calculation shown. If a
calculation cannot be performed, say so. Use MATLAB or MAPLE to check
your answers.
(a) (b) A + C (c)
(e) 3A + (f) AB +
(d) A - B
AB DC
(h) (2 +
(g) AB + CD (i)
i)A
(l) A(B +
(j) iA + E (k)
C)
(m) AB + AC (n) A + B (o) B + A
(p) (q) (r) (AB)C
(s) trace(A) (t)
Transpose(D)
7. What is the value of x , so the matrix A does not have an inverse?
(
A=
2 3
x −2)
8. What values must have so that is the inverse of ?
( )
2
x
A= (1 3
−1 2 ), B=
5
1 1
5 5
9. Find adjoint of the following matrices
(a) (
2 −5
7 9 ) ,
[ ]
2 −1 3
(b) 1 1 1
1 −1 1
[ ]
5 −6 4
(c) 7 4 −3
2 1 6
10. Find the inverse of the following matrices
(a)[2 3
5 −7 ]
[ ]
1 1 1
(b) 1 2 −3
2 −1 3
[ ]
−1 −2 3
(c) −2 1 1
4 −5 2
11. In each part, determine whether the matrix is in row echelon
form, reduced row echelon form, both, or neither.
[ ]
1 0 0
(a) 0 1 0
0 0 1
[ ]
0 1 0
(b) 0 0 1
0 0 0
(c)[1 0 3 1
0 1 2 4 ]
(d)[1 −7 3 5
0 1 2 4 ]
12. Find the inverse of each of the following matrices if they exist
by using elementary row operations.
(a)[ ]
2 1
1 1
[ ]
1 0 1
(b) 0 1 1
1 1 0
[ ]
2 −4 0 0
1 2 12 0
(c)
0 0 2 0
0 −1 −4 −5
13. Solve the following linear systems by using inverse,
elementary row operations and Cramer’s rule;
(a) x 1+ x2 +2 x 3=8
−x 1−2 x 2+3 x 3=1
3 x 1−7 x 2+ 4 x 3=10
(b) x− y +2 z−w=−1
2 x+ y−2 z−2 w=−2
−x +2 y−4 z+ w=1
3 x−3 w=−3
14. Determine the values of a for which the system has no
solutions, exactly one solution, or infinitely many solutions.
x +2 y−3 z=4
3 x− y +5 z=2
4 x+ y+ ( a2−14 ) z=a+ 2
15. Balance the chemical equation
HCl+ N a3 P O4 → H 3 PO 4 + NaCl
(Hint: Use linear system of equations, row echelon matrices and the
smallest coefficients)
16. The accompanying figure below shows a network of one-way
streets with traffic flowing in the directions indicated. The flow rates
along the streets are measured as the average number of vehicles
per hour.
(a) Set up a linear system whose solutions provides the unknown
flow rates.
(b)Solve the system for the unknown flow rates.
(c) If the flow along the road A to B must be reduced for
construction, what is the minimum flow that is required to keep
traffic flowing on all roads?
17. The figure below shows an electric circuit;
(a) Set up a linear system whose solutions provides the unknown
currents. (Hint: Use Kirchhoff’s laws in Physics)
(b)Solve the system for the unknown currents.